Here's some new animal coins. A few different Peru 1 sol, a Seychelles 25 rupees for my turtles collection and a UK 50 pence Paddington bear (for some reason these coins don't scan well).
Norway, 50 øre, 1941. KM #386. They're fairly common, but fun to find in bulk lots. Also relevant to World War II history, as Norway was under occupation by Nazi Germany at the time.
I missed out on a SA 1892 2.5 shillings (16000 mintage) on eBay, but got sniped at the end. I don’t know what I was thinking, I should have bid stronger. Just as well, I paid out for the 1858/1858 H10 i posted on a different thread. It was more money than I usually pay for a coin, so I’m going to have to lay low with purchases for a bit.
I haven't stopped collecting my medievals, just the ones I would like are hitting the higher price marks. Luckily one of the ones I have wanted for a while didn't cost me too much. I've owned a Henry VII Groat for some time but never owned one with his profile. I had to settle for a half groat, which is just fine by me. Henry VII (1485- 1509 A.D.) AR Half Groat O: ҺЄnRIC’ × VII’ × DI’ × GRΛ × RЄX × ΛGL’, crowned bust right. R: POSVI × DЄV’ × Λ DIVTO Є’ × mЄV’ ×, coat-of-arms over long cross fourchée; two keys below. York Mint; under Archbishop Christopher Bainbridge Struck 1504-1509. IM: Rose 19mm 1.46g SCBI 23 (Ashmolean), 964; North 1751/1; SCBC 2262
I just picked up a few new medals. The first one, I guess, would be considered an art medal. Country of origin: Denmark Metal: Bronze Produced: 4616 pcs Diameter: 70 mm Weight: 272 grams Artist: Nils Aas Published by: Anders Nyborg Produced: Kultateollisuus Finland The Svalbard Treaty recognizes the sovereignty of Norway over the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard, at the time called Spitsbergen. The exercise of sovereignty is, however, subject to certain stipulations, and not all Norwegian law applies. The treaty regulates the demilitarisation of the archipelago. The signatories were given equal rights to engage in commercial activities (mainly coal mining) on the islands. As of 2012, Norway and Russia are making use of this right. Uniquely, the archipelago is an entirely visa-free zone under the terms of the Svalbard Treaty The second one is a 50th-anniversary medal for the Katanga railroad. I think the tv show "Mysteries of the Abandoned" did a piece on this railroad. I could be wrong. BELGIAN CONGO 1906-1956 50 Anniversary of the opening of Katanga Railroad Bronze Medal Diameter: 87mm Weight: 227.4g
Received a rare delivery today, 2 coins - a 1967 Gibraltar crown and a 1989 Sudan 50 qirsh. The coins are not rare, postal service is!
Roman Empire: silver denarius of Julia Domna, ca. 196-202 AD German States (Saxony): silver thaler, "Three Brothers" type, 1596-HB; Dresden mint Wanted that thaler for a while. Figured I'd go for it before my little spree ends.
Two new bears for my collection. 2016 Ukraine 5 hryvnia and 2020 Transnistria 5 rubles. The Transnistria has a mintage of only 250.